Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-13

Tue SECOND place League club, and so on down the
| nne, I'LL Cleveland and PittSburg wreStle with
cinndti Inquirer
This is the way they did 1t In the Chicago papers
after Arson and his husters had beaten the Wash.
lngtonS last week: "Ir lightning and thunder and
Arson and Ed. Williamson had been playing base
| pan yesterday, and IL lightning had struck the
| Daii IL Is soup TO nuts that Williamson would have
! neioeo the flash out at first before thunder would
his colleagues IN t the ineId consnaed their phe
nomenal ball playing against the Washingtons"
Inc chicago correspondent OF the Sporting Times
says: Ine next time the Senator's come out TO
chicago Jno. Brown will have u new banner print
ca LOT the 6and-wagon that parades the South Side
yh1u DEVIOUS lew 10 the games. 1t Will read some
J Chicago Ball Park.
Grand Leather Hunting
Match this Afternoon
| AT 3Oclock.
| WaSh1ngtOnS Champion
| Leather Hunters.
R1ght-feel-of- The WALL Shoch.
| Left-feel-O the Wall, Carroll.
| Center-feel-o Of the Bicyc Track, Hines.
Don't Miss It!!T
| Gilmore, WaShingtons newly married pitcher,
Is wanted by the indianapolis, but he IS satisfied
| TO remain in Washington and therefore declines
York or Detroit several weeks ago, and would have
| cheerluly accepted his release, but he will not
consent 10 being sold to club with whom he does
not care 10 play. II the home club mas no use fOr
| MIN ana are weary or Keeping his name on their
salary list, he says he will take his release and
trust to luck TO find another engagement. Gil
more Is an effective pitcher with a strong team
behind him, as he has frequently demonstrated
this season, when the Washington club was in good
/ piaylhg !Ofni.-BOStOR Globe.
hairy wright has weakness for left-handed
pitchers, and he gives his reason as follows: "All
box-toward first base. Now. with r1ght-handed
Rhchsr The ball is thrown squarely at the batter.
Inns becomes necessity, as the batsinan's lines
| 90 not permit him to stand otherwise than at
| rlsht angles with the plate; or, more properly
spedhing, MS pat would hit straight-pitched ball
angle fns oa
naily 1t Is harder to hit such ball safely, and
When you take into consideration that almost &C
h WI see Tue force OF my theory Inc drop Or raise
| imam that or q right-handed one. That is why
favor ieft-handed pitchers"
| Inc Boston Herald says OF Capt NJ. j. Kelley:
| An overwhelming portion Of the credit OF what
ever there Is OF strength ana playing ability In
the 30 ton team OF to-day 10 given TO Field Cap
Tain A D. Kelly, While others equally deserving Of
praise have been unnoLiced Admitting that in
SOME respects Captain Kelly is great ball player
yet he has been given prominence in the affairs OF
the team this season wholly disprOport1onate to
Ills skill as player or his value to the Ieam AS
Oas runner, or as catcher or batter, or one who
plays with earnestneSS and spirit that Is an In.
splration Kelly has rev equals in the league, but
| there the line must be drawn. AS u fielder or
DaSeman he Is an inferior Quantity, and captain
OF the team, having absolute control VI the men on
the diamond, 1t is TOO early to judge whether he
Is success or failure; but certainly some or his
| acts ure open to severe criticism.
The WaSalngtonS have been doing very poorly
III,
paily TO the crippled condition oI several or their
most valuable players. Besides they have not
oeen able 10 bat the opposing pitchers Paul Hines
being about the only member OF the team to keep
his end up in that department. Many people Won
der why the Statesmen won so many games on
their home g.Ound.? Yet they go away from
Washington and TALL easy victims to the weakest
clubs In the League. BY examining the records OF
the games play cd on the home grounds IL will be
seen That Inc home pitchers were unusually etfec-
1--WE against visiting clubs while the home team.
although playing winning ball. did not display Il
very marked Improvement in batting. They were
Fortunate III many Instances In scoring the great
esi number or runs, Notwithstanding their oppO-
nents outbatted thenl.-Boston GLOBE.
Aquatic sports.
THE COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
The interest in rowing awak ened by the advent
OF professional trainer does not seem to dimn-
| ish In the least. From fifteen to twenty men are
at the boat-house every evening in readiness for
either river work or row on the machines. The
rowing machines have recently been supplied wit
new rollers, and are now Pressed into active serv-
Ice daily. There TWO sets OF them, with ac-
coInmodationS Tor four men each. BY their aid
the trainer Is able TO get men into lair de-
gree OF form before taking them out on the water.
They ale taught TO swing together, and the gen.
eral theory of the stroke, and eventually becUme
more accom- ilished oaisinen FOR their eXpefien e
On the machines. A large number OF the rowing
uien are away on vacations and it Is probauie
that upon their return there Will be field Of at
least thirty men from wnich to select crews for
the tali regatta.
Among those away on pleasure trips are: Har.
ban, Mute, Snyder and Reed. Grant has gone to
the Yellowstone Park and BeStOr is at the seashOre
and their places as club ieutenants nave been
hleu temporarily by the appointment OF Ziegier
ana Ryan. Carr leaves to-day for New lamp
SHIRE.
Ward is out on the river every evening coaching
crews from the cOxswainS seat or in a single
shell Brewster, VINO is at present disabled by an
ankle sprained by jumping, will begin training for
The senior singles as soon as he RECEIVERS. Eugene
johnson Will also begin work in the singles upon
his return To town. .oyle began rowing yesler-
day, but he Will not De eligible for The coming
regatta, on account OF not having been member
or the club the required three months.
The Blues are ahead In the race for the club
championship. They have yanquished the Red,
in base bail, tennis, rifle shooting, CaIedonlan
worAing-boat races In the regatta The Reds
however, have Carried off the AonorS in the four
Dared and eight-oared races. McCawley, OF the
B.ues, defeated Chiffon, or the Reds, In the ten
Ills tournament on Wednesday,. An ellipticaI
quartsr-iniie track has been laid out on Analos-
tan Island. II Is so arranged That here viii be
stralshiaway course on each side, IN order 10
give dn opportunity Ior One-hunired-y ard dlshas
The bed Will be composed OF cinders, which have
Deen found TO be fastest for both running and
bicycling.
An interesting contest Is now going on for
places on the Red and Blue rife team, which viii
consist OF nve lnen eacn. The quiet OF the Viz
g1na shore is broken every night by a banging
which recalls the palmy days Of the late Wur
The mliltary-Seryice rifle is The weapon Erinc1-
paiiy used, and the shooting Is done at both 100
and 1oO yards distance The scores made are so
lar exceptionally good. Twenty out or a possible
men reasonably sure OF places on the teams are
Capt. Ruuy, StlntlneLZ, Mason, Gibson, NOrrell
Henpilll, and May. Tue date OF the match has
not yet been liked upon, but it Will probably take
place next week.
A baseball match Is announced for this even
Ing, ana Caiedonldn gaines for next Wednesday
THE PoTOMACS.
The senior four has begun to row every day but
will not go into training until the arrangements
have been made for the regatta. The junior four,
at present rowing, consists OF Minde.eff stroke:
Norton, B; OerteL 2; King, bow, with Perey and
Sawyer substitutes.
The hop which was to have taken place last
night Was omitted, in order that an excursion
might be given 10 Marshall Hall. Some difference
OF opinion, however, prevailed as 10 the best
method OF conducting The excursion, and it was
given up
THEoTATEN ISLAND ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
has offered ST. 900 silver cup TO be rowed for an
nually by eight-oared crews. The first regatta
will take place Monday september s. and the
course will be on the KILL On-Kul and one mile in
length. There Will also be prize for Junior tours
as we'll as medals for the individual winners. The
entrance fee Is $40 Tor Fights and $40 for fours
This money will be refunded To ali crews which
large number Of Potomacs are in favor OF sending
the eight 10 this regatta and there is no reason
why IL should not be done. The eight Is unoues-
tiOnably one or the fastest in the country and
would no doubt give good account OF itself
Cornweil moves very swiftly in his single and
SOULS He Is the best junior sculler in the club
Fisher Will row In the senior singles.
Capt Zappone informed STAR reporter this
morning that the POtOInaCS have decided TO send
an elght-OAred crew to the Staten Island regatta
OF September 8. IL will be necessary to have a
in ms {p.pn oh in nrfln al,t,